US announces it will seek seat on UN Human Rights Council
Source: Al Jazeera
Secretary of State Blinken says Washington hopes to return to the rights body after Donald Trumps withdrawal in 2018.
24 Feb 2021
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told the United Nations Human Rights Council on Wednesday that Washington will seek a permanent seat on the panel for the 2022-2024 term.
The announcement is the latest instance of President Joe Bidens administrations pivot towards multilateralism and rejection of former leader Donald Trumps America First approach.
Trump withdrew from the council in 2018 accusing it of anti-Israeli bias and allowing chronic rights-abusing states as members.
Blinken also called the 47-member council flawed, but warned in early February the US absence has created a vacuum of leadership that has been abused by countries with authoritarian agendas.
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